“From my experience in running an up-cycled children’s studio and regular mending workshops, I’ve seen micro-communities forming where people will pass on caring and mending tips. Mending has a set of values that anticipate the need to preserve and covet our belongings and knowledge – something that we have lost touch with, but now is the time to salvage these skills.”

The pandemic has given the industry an unprecedented window of time to slow down, offering a welcome respite from its break-neck speed of output. What is becoming clearer is that sustainability can’t continue to be treated as a voluntary initiative, a “nice to have”. Instead it needs to be an attitude which is reflective of acting in a responsible manner.

Kate Auguste presents key takeaways from last week's Fashion Roundtable X COVID-19 Webinar— all centred around the question, what does "The New Normal" look like for creativity?

Covid-19 hasn’t created a new existential crisis in fashion. But it has highlighted the one we were working through at our leisure. Now we have been forced to confront parts of the industry that weren’t working, weren’t efficient and weren’t creating value, at speed.

The COVID-19 crisis has seen us adopt the ‘make do and mend’ mentality our grandparents espoused in times of rationing— self-sufficiency is no longer a “woke” trend but a genuine need. When we finally find ourselves in a post-pandemic world, and are once again thinking about Brexit, it’s important to remember that the zero-waste approach must apply to people too— in all sectors.

Since the lockdown began over a month ago, the demand for loungewear has soared by 322%. As more and more of us grapple with working from home, comfort has become key. But, with many of the Autumn/Winter shows being cancelled, what does this mean for fashion going forward?

Suzi Delaney, Founder of Rplanet, presents key takeaways from the Fashion Roundtable X COVID-19 Weekly Webinar— all centred around the question, what does The New Normal look like?

For every environmentally and socially conscious Gen Z consumer, there is another shopping for fast-fashion on their phone. This need for cheap, fast-fashion is a direct result of the extreme pressures faced on social media to look good and to shop ‘new’ even in times of a pandemic. In order to change the way the next generation of consumers approach fast fashion, we must put ethics and sustainability above profit-making.

We are posing the question what is "The New Normal" on our Friday webinar and I am interested to hear what people would like our lives, our business and our economy to be when we leave the lockdown.

In light of the recent announcement that the next London Fashion Week is going to be held digitally, and will merge its womenswear and menswear shows, Bev Malik analyses how the pandemic is set to affect fashion month and how it may have a sustained impact on the fashion calendar in the future.

Academics Kate Fletcher and Mat­­­­hilde Tham have devised a robust strategy for how we can transform the fashion industry through a method that puts the earth first. With a combined experience of 50 years work within fashion and sustainability, the recently published “Earth Logic Fashion Research Action Plan” is a timely call to action.

Many journalists have likened the situation in which we find ourselves to World War 2. In truth, there are far more differences than similarities – but certainly there are parallels to be seen in fashion. For WW2 altered fashion’s shape, just as COVID-19 is forcing large scale change on the industry now.

This paper is intended to provide useful directions for new manufacturers of Covid-19 PPE for healthcare and for other key workers. The OPSS PPE Legislation Guidance for Businesses (PPE Regulations) includes guidelines for importers, but this category is not addressed in the current research paper. This is a research paper and it is advised you seek and consult the relevant legal and professional advice for manufacturing PPE equipment.

Peter Penny, an expert on psychology in the workspace, and mentoring people to greater success in their lives and career shares his advice for navigating the Coronavirus pandemic.

Tansy Hoskins, author of Foot Work: What Your Shoes Are Doing to the World, argues how "hypebeast" culture — which fuels our obsession with collecting the latest trainers — is causing an environmental catastrophe.

A recent report from ITV News once again uncovered the shocking reality of the UK’s fast fashion habits. But this time, its findings were somewhat unexpected. While many view recycling as the best way of combatting overconsumption, in reality, the second-hand clothes we are exporting to countries such as Africa are causing an “environmental catastrophe”.

Last week, our CEO Tamara Cincik was asked by the UK government to create an informative vlog explaining the work Fashion Roundtable have been doing on PPE procurement for our NHS heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch here:

We have compiled a selection of recent articles about Fashion Roundtable’s involvement in securing masks and personal protective clothing (PPE) for frontline staff during the COVID-19 crisis— from British Vogue to Drapers and The Telegraph.

As an organisation, Fashion Roundtable facilitate collaboration between the worlds of politics and fashion; bridging the gap between policy makers and creative leaders. In the past few weeks, our role quickly became vital to facilitating conversations between UK government and manufacturers with the capacity to produce masks and personal protective clothing for the NHS and wider public.